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Successful Past
Legislative Initiatives
HB1385 (1988) Creation of MCD
HB1132/1315 (1990) Missouri Relay
HB600 (1993) Confidentiality of Relay
SB568 (1994) Interpreter Certification
SB568 (1994)Interpreter Licensure
SB275 (2001)-J88 on Drivers
Licenses
HB1715 (2002)-Interpreters
for Juveniles in Correction System
HB1783 (2002)-Name
Change to MCDHH
SB1211(2004)-Jury Eligibility
HB530 (2005)-ASL Language for
Foreign Language
Credit
HB1385-Creation of MCD
In June 1988 Governor John Ashcroft signed House Bill 1385
establishing the Missouri Commission for the Deaf (MCD) within
the Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education.
Click on the statute section numbers to read the full text of the
law
RSMo
161.400-Establishment
RSMo 161.403-Executive Director
RSMo 161-405-Commission powers, duties, and purpose
RSMo 161.407-Deaf Census
RSMo 161.409-Confidentiality
RSMo 161.410-MCDHH fund
HB1132/1315 -
Establishing the Missouri Relay System
In July 1990 Governor John Ashcroft signed HB1132/1315 establishing the Missouri Relay
system, which is a dual-party system using third-party intervention to connect deaf
and hard of hearing people, using TTYs, to hearing people, using voice telephones.
Click here to read the full text of the law (RSMo
209.253).
HB600 - Providing confidentiality for Missouri Relay calls
In June 1993 Governor Mel
Carnahan signed HB600, which provides that a person
relaying a call between a deaf or hard of hearing person and a person who can
hear can not be compelled to reveal the contents of that conversation except
under a court order in proceedings related to criminal charges.
Click here to read the full text of the law (RSMo 209.263)
SB568 -
Establishing the Missouri Interpreter Certification
System
In June 1994 Governor Mel
Carnahan signed SB568, which
established a state certification system to help verify the qualifications of people who are working in the Missouri
an interpreters.
Click on the statute section numbers to read the full text of the
law
RSMo 209.285-Definitions
RSMo 209.287-BCI
Established
RSMo 209.289-MICS Coordinator
RSMo 209.292-BCI Powers and Duties
RSMo 209.295-Rules and Regulations
RSMo 209.297-Applications
RSMo 209.299-Evaluations, when and where
RSMo 209.302-Eligibility
for Evaluation
RSMo 209.305-Evaluations, subjects to be covered
RSMo 209.307-Conflict of Interest
RSMo 209.309-PCED
RSMo 209.311-Fees
RSMo 209.314-Grievances
RSMo 209.317-Suspension, denial, or revocation of
certification
RSMo 209.318-BCI Fund
SB568 - Establishing Licensure for Missouri Interpreters
In June 1994 Governor Mel
Carnahan signed SB568, which
established a requirement that all interpreters working in the state possess a license to interpret, this is intended to
help monitor the quality of interpreting services provided in Missouri.
Click on the statute section numbers to read the full text of the
law
RSMo
209.319-SCI
RSMo 209.321-Lisence
Requirement
RSMo 209.322-Certificated Recognized
RSMo 209.323-Application procedures
RSMo 209.326-Temporary License
RSMo 209.328-Ethical Rules of Conduct
RSMo 209.331-Procedure to Adopt Rules
RSMo 209.332-SCI Fund
RSMo 209.334-Refusal to issue or renew license
RSMo 209.337-Violations, penalties
RSMo 209.339-Confedentiality and exceptions
RSMo
324.010-No Delinquent Taxes
SB275-J88
Option for Driver's Licenses
In July 2001 Governor Bob Holden
signed Senate Bill 275 allowing deaf and hard of hearing people to request a "J88" code be put on their
driver's license to show that they have a hearing loss and use alternative communication.
Click
here to read the full text of the law (RSMo 302.174).
HB1715-Interpreters for Juveniles in Detention or
Corrections
proceedings
In July 2002 Governor Bob Holden signed House
Bill 1715 requiring that interpreters be provided to individuals who are deaf in juvenile detention
and correction proceedings and facilities in Missouri.
Click here to read the full text of the law (RSMo
476.753).
HB1783-Name
Change to Missouri Commission for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing
In July 2002 Governor Bob
Holden signed House Bill 1783 changing the name from the Missouri Commission for the Deaf to the Missouri Commission for the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing which better reflects the population of people that MCDHH
serves.
SB1211-Jury Eligibility
In July 2004 Governor Matt
Blunt signed Senate Bill 1211 modifying the requirements for eligibility to serve on a
petit or grand jury. This act modifies
provisions relating to such jury service. The act establishes an exception to the current requirement that
a person is disqualified from serving as a petit or grand juror if that person is unable to read, speak,
and understand English, when the inability to do so is due to a vision or hearing impairment which
can be adequately compensated for through the use of auxiliary aids or services.
Click here to read the full text of the law (RSMo
494.425).
HB530-ASL for Foreign Language Credit
In June 2005 Governor Matt Blunt signed House Bill 530, which
recognized American Sign Language as a foreign language for credit granting and
receiving purposes in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools in
Missouri. Students may now take ASL classes to fulfill the foreign
language requirements of their school program and/or entrance requirements of
any public college or university.
Click here to read the full text of the law (RSMo
160.075).
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